Kolkata vs Rajasthan, 47th Match

Kolkata keep their slim hopes of qualifying for the playoffs alive. Tomorrow, Delhi will attempt to do the same when they take on Hyderabad. Do join us for all the action. For now, cheers and bye..

Yusuf: 'I am very happy with my knock. I had a lot of time with me today, having come to bat at No. 4. I knew I could win matches for my team if I get to play for atleast 10-12 overs. This was a very important match for us, hopefully this streak will continue for the remaining matches.' (He blushed when asked if there was any connection between him scoring runs and lifting the owner of his team, Shahrukh Khan).

Yusuf Pathan is the MoM

Gambhir: 'It was an important win. The guys were professional, we bowled very well, the pitch was still good for batting. Spin is our strength, we have some good quality there. We still have a long way to go. I do not want to think a lot about qualifying as yet, will take the games as they come. The crowd has been superb here, hopefully it will be the same at Ranchi.'

Dravid: 'We had to try something different. We knew they had the bowlers for this surface. The first 10 overs were important. We did well to score 70 in the first 10 overs, but fell away later. I thought we played very well, they had all the aces, the bowlers for the surface. It is important that Sanju keeps his feet on the ground, he has all the shots in the book. We need to play good cricket in the next three matches at home.'

Kallis: 'I think we bowled well, to restrict them to that score was great. Our batting has not clicked so far, but we managed to chase this one off smoothly. We played some smart cricket on this pitch. I just wanted to feed Yusuf most of the strike and played according to the situation. The pressure is on us, we know we have to play some great cricket. Last time around, we won 7 in a row to qualify for the playoffs, we have belief in ourselves. Our owner is a great man, he has supported us all along.'

Comfortable victory for Kolkata in the end. 133 was never going to be a challenging target. They have kept their faint hopes of qualifying to the playoffs alive. The bowlers had set this one up, and the batsmen just about finished the task in fine fashion. Pathan played superbly and was unlucky not to register a fifty.

17.2 Brad Hogg to Kallis, FOUR, Kolkata win! This was a juicy full toss from Hogg, Kallis hammers it back over the bowler's head, a couple of bounces and over the ropes. Poor Yusuf will not get his 1st fifty for Kolkata, not that it matters a lot for his team

17.1 Brad Hogg to Kallis, no run, tossed up on off and spinning away, Kallis went for a big slog sweep and missed

Brad Hogg [3.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack

16.6 Trivedi to Kallis, 1 run, short of a length and outside off, Kallis cuts it square on the off-side for a single

16.5 Trivedi to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, full and on the pads, whipped behind square for a single

16.4 Trivedi to Kallis, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Kallis drives it to long off for a single

16.3 Trivedi to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, Trivedi strays one on the pads, clipped behind square for a single. Yusuf gets to 48

16.2 Trivedi to Yusuf Pathan, no run, short of a length and just outside off, driven back to the bowler

16.1 Trivedi to Yusuf Pathan, FOUR, length ball from Trivedi, Pathan heaves it wide of mid-wicket for a boundary

Siddharth Trivedi [2.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack

Time for a strategic break. Pathan is finally getting some runs, he might even score his maiden fifty for Kolkata. But is it too late for his team?

15.6 Shane Watson to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, Watson bangs one short and on off, Pathan pulls it down to mid-wicket for a single

15.5 Shane Watson to Yusuf Pathan, no run, on a good length and angling back in, Pathan presses forward and defends it

15.4 Shane Watson to Yusuf Pathan, FOUR, lovely shot, Watson bangs one short on this slow deck, can't get it above waist high, Pathan swivels across, rolls his wrists and pulls it in front of square for a boundary

15.3 Shane Watson to Kallis, 1 run, short of a length and outside off, Kallis runs it down towards third man for a single

15.2 Shane Watson to Kallis, no run, short of a length and outside off, punched towards short extra cover

15.1 Shane Watson to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, on a good length and on middle, eased to long on for a single

Shane Watson [2.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack

14.6 Faulkner to Kallis, no run, low full toss from Faulkner, driven straight to the fielder at cover

14.5 Faulkner to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, length ball on the pads, tucked behind square for a single

14.4 Faulkner to Yusuf Pathan, no run, on a length and on middle, Pathan defends it back towards the bowler

14.3 Faulkner to Kallis, 1 run, slower ball from Faulkner, Kallis checks his drive and scoops it towards long off for a single

14.2 Faulkner to Kallis, no run, on a length and outside off, Kallis plays with an open face towards point. Rahane was wrong footed, but does well to stop the ball

14.1 Faulkner to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, low full toss from Faulkner, Pathan drives it wide of long on for a single

13.6 Trivedi to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, another length ball on the pads, worked behind square for a single

13.6 Trivedi to Yusuf Pathan, wide, harsh call from Dharmasena! Trivedi fires one down the leg as he saw Pathan shuffling a long way across, misses the flick completely

13.5 Trivedi to Kallis, 1 run, another slower ball from Trivedi, Kallis works it to long off for a single

13.4 Trivedi to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, another slower ball from Trivedi, Pathan works it in front of mid-wicket for a single

13.3 Trivedi to Yusuf Pathan, no run, short of a length and on the stumps, Pathan turns it straight to square leg

13.2 Trivedi to Kallis, 1 run, slower ball on the stumps, worked past mid-wicket for a single

13.1 Trivedi to Kallis, FOUR, lovely shot, too short and wide from Trivedi, Kallis gets on top of the bounce and cuts it to the left of backward point, third man has no chance either

Siddharth Trivedi [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack

12.6 Faulkner to Kallis, 1 run, Faulkner bangs one short and on the stumps, pulled past square leg for a single

12.5 Faulkner to Kallis, no run, on a length outside off and shaping away, Kallis looks to drive and misses. That was bowled from the back of the hand by Faulkner

12.4 Faulkner to Kallis, no run, low full toss from Faulkner, Kallis drives it straight to Rahane at backward point

12.3 Faulkner to Kallis, no run, on a length and outside off, Kallis runs it straight to Watson at short third man

12.2 Faulkner to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, length ball on middle, Pathan works it wide of mid-wicket for a single

12.1 Faulkner to Yusuf Pathan, no run, slower off-cutter from Faulkner, Pathan makes room and dabs it towards short third man

11.6 Brad Hogg to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, Brad Hogg drops this one short and wide outside off, Pathan makes room and cuts it square on the off-side for a single

11.5 Brad Hogg to Kallis, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, Kallis eases it in front of square on the off-side for a single

11.4 Brad Hogg to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, Hogg shortens his length on off, Pathan makes room and dabs it towards short third man for a single

11.3 Brad Hogg to Yusuf Pathan, SIX, lovely shot, Hogg flighted this one on off, Pathan bends his knees and swings it high and deep into the stands at mid-wicket

11.2 Brad Hogg to Kallis, 1 run, another high full toss from Hogg, he is clearly struggling today, Kallis mistimes his slug towards deep mid-wicket

10.6 Binny to Yusuf Pathan, no run, full and just outside off, Pathan gets forward and defends it back towards the bowler

10.5 Binny to Yusuf Pathan, no run, short of a length and outside off, Pathan looks to chop it towards the off-side, gets an inside edge that ricochets's off Yagnik's pads

10.4 Binny to Yusuf Pathan, no run, short of a length and outside off, Pathan plays with an open face and guides it to Watson at short third man

10.3 Binny to Kallis, 1 run, on a length and on middle, eased to long on for a single

10.2 Binny to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, Binny drifts one on the pads, clipped behind square for a single

10.1 Binny to Yusuf Pathan, SIX, fab shot, length ball from Binny, Pathan gets forward and lifts it nonchalantly over wide long on for yet another maximum

Stuart Binny, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

9.6 Trivedi to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, full and on the pads, clipped behind square for a single

9.5 Trivedi to Yusuf Pathan, FOUR, Binny has no chance this time though. Too much of width from Trivedi, Pathan opens the face of the bat and runs it past the keeper for a boundary

9.4 Trivedi to Yusuf Pathan, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Pathan lunges forward and defends it towards the off-side

9.3 Trivedi to Kallis, 1 run, length ball on the pads, whipped away to deep mid-wicket for a single

9.2 Trivedi to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, good stop from Binny at short third man. This was short and just outside off, Pathan opens the face of the bat and runs it past the keeper. Binny dives and saves three runs

9.1 Trivedi to Yusuf Pathan, no run, on a length and just outside off, Pathan leans forward and defends it towards point

Siddharth Trivedi, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Time for a strategic break

8.6 Brad Hogg to Kallis, no run, Ah! Just as I type about his struggles, Hogg has landed a wrong 'un perfectly. This was flighted on off, drew Kallis forward before spinning away sharply. Kallis is completely foxed as he plays and misses. Yagnik is quick to whip the bails off, but Kallis was well inside the crease

8.5 Brad Hogg to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, another full toss on the pads from Hogg, the effects of not having bowled for a long time is showing here, pulled away behind square for a single

8.4 Brad Hogg to Kallis, 1 run, Hogg gave this one plenty of air, driven to long off for a single

8.3 Brad Hogg to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, another low full toss from Hogg, Pathan bends his knees and sweeps it behind square for a single

8.2 Brad Hogg to Kallis, 1 run, juicy full toss from Hogg, punched to long off for a single

8.1 Brad Hogg to Kallis, SIX, super shot, Hogg gave this one plenty of air and well wide outside off, Kallis gets a big stride forward, gets to the pitch of the ball and goes inside out over extra cover, that one went sailing all the way

7.6 Chavan to Yusuf Pathan, no run, flatter and outside off, Pathan dabs it towards short third man

7.5 Chavan to Yusuf Pathan, 2 runs, slightly slower through the air and spinning away, Pathan opens the face of the bat and dabs it to the left of short third man. Dravid fumbles and allows a couple

7.4 Chavan to Yusuf Pathan, SIX, lovely shot, more flight from Chavan, Pathan plants his frontfoot forward and lofts it high and over long on for a maximum

7.3 Chavan to Kallis, 1 run, Chavan tosses this one on off, eased to long off for a single

7.2 Chavan to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, tossed up teasingly from Chavan, Pathan was looking to hammer it back over the bowler's head, gets an inside edge behind square for a single

Yusuf Pathan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

7.1 Chavan to Bisla, out Caught by Rahane!! Big wicket for Chavan! This was full and on the pads, Bisla was looking to work it towards the onside, closes the face of the bat a tad too early, gets a leading edge that is easily swallowed by Rahane running in from cover. Bisla c Rahane b Chavan 29(25) [4s-4 6s-1]

Chavan to Bisla, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Ankeet Chavan [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack

6.6 Brad Hogg to Bisla, 1 run, flatter and on the pads, worked behind square for a run

6.5 Brad Hogg to Kallis, 1 run, full and on the pads, nudged behind square for a single

6.5 Brad Hogg to Bisla, 2 wides, full and well down leg, Bisla was looking to sweep and missed. The umpire signals it as runs, a surprised Bisla tells the umpire that he did not touch that, the decision is changed as a wide

6.4 Brad Hogg to Bisla, no run, Hogg tosses this one on off and gets it to spin away, Bisla was looking to sweep and missed, the ball rolls away off his arms

6.3 Brad Hogg to Bisla, 2 runs, nicely done by Bisla! Gets across his stumps to a flatter one and paddles it very fine, gets back for the second run

6.2 Brad Hogg to Kallis, 1 run, Hogg gives this one plenty of air, driven to long off for a single

6.1 Brad Hogg to Kallis, no run, tossed up and on off, defended back to the bowler

Brad Hogg, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack

5.6 Shane Watson to Bisla, no run, better from Watson, full and outside off, Bisla gets forward and defends it towards mid-off

5.5 Shane Watson to Bisla, leg byes, FOUR, Watson strays onto the pads again! Bisla was looking to flick and missed, the ball went off the pads and raced past the keeper for a boundary

5.4 Shane Watson to Kallis, 3 runs, excellent piece of timing from Kallis, length ball from Watson, Kallis moved into the drive and pushed it past Binny at mid-on. He gives a valiant chase and hauls the ball back in just before the ropes

Jacques Kallis, right handed bat, comes to the crease

5.3 Shane Watson to Gambhir, out Stumped!! Excellent piece of stumping by Yagnik. This was well pitched up by Watson, Gambhir went for the ambitious drive and missed, he dragged his foot out in the process. Yagnik is very quick to whip the bails off even as Gambhir was struggling to get back to his crease. A much needed wicket for Rajasthan. Gambhir st Dishant Yagnik b Shane Watson 12(14) [4s-1]

Shane Watson to Gambhir, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!

Yagnik has whipped the bails off in a flash. He is very confident that he has got his man. The 3rd umpire has been called. Gambhir is OUT

4.1 Faulkner to Gambhir, no run, short of a length and outside off, Gambhir plays with an angled bat towards backward point

James Faulkner [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack

Now, a spat between the batsmen and the rival camp. Not sure what happened out there. Dravid has a word with the umpire.

3.6 Shane Watson to Bisla, no run, full and just outside off, defended back towards the bowler

3.5 Shane Watson to Bisla, no run, on a good length and angling away, Bisla gets forward and defends it

3.4 Shane Watson to Bisla, FOUR, fab shot, juicy full toss from Watson, Bisla gets forward and thumps a square drive to the left of Chavan at cover point, he dives over the ball and allows a boundary

3.3 Shane Watson to Bisla, FOUR, streaky but four, this was full and shaping away, Bisla went for the hoick over mid-wicket, ends up slicing it over extra cover. Faulkner ran across from mid-off and dives for the catch, the ball just bounces in front of him and spins away, he gives the chase in vain

3.2 Shane Watson to Bisla, 2 runs, full and on the stumps, Bisla picks the line and clips it to the right of mid-wicket, the man dives and gets a hand on that, prevents a boundary

3.1 Shane Watson to Bisla, no run, fuller length delivery outside off and shaping away, Bisla gets forward and drives it to mid-off

Shane Watson, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

2.6 Chavan to Gambhir, 2 runs, quicker ball on the pads, Gambhir works it in front of mid-wicket, runs hard and gets back for the second run

2.5 Chavan to Bisla, 1 run, Chavan drifts one on the pads, nudged past short fine for a single

2.4 Chavan to Bisla, no run, tossed up and on off, Bisla presses half forward in defence

2.3 Chavan to Bisla, SIX, lovely strike, Bisla steps down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and swings it through the line, clears the ropes at long on for a maximum

2.2 Chavan to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir's stance was well outside leg, Chavan fires one on the pads, clipped towards short fine for a single

2.1 Chavan to Gambhir, no run, flatter and on the pads, turned towards square leg

1.5 Faulkner to Gambhir, 1 run, slower ball on the pads, Gambhir clips it in front of mid-wicket for a single

1.4 Faulkner to Gambhir, FOUR, lovely shot, too much width from Faulkner, Gambhir leans forward and caresses it in the gap between cover and point, no need to run for those

1.3 Faulkner to Gambhir, no run, almost chopped on! Gambhir was looking to dab one that was just outside off, gets the inside edge that ricochets off his boot and rolls towards the keeper. He wants a single and has to hurry back

1.2 Faulkner to Bisla, leg byes, 1 run, appeal for LBW! But that one looked like it pitched just outside leg, Bisla was looking to flick and missed, the ball rolls towards square leg

1.1 Faulkner to Gambhir, 1 run, slower ball from Faulkner, ends up erring onto Gambhir's pads, flicked in front of square leg for a single

James Faulkner, comes into the attack

0.6 Chavan to Gambhir, 1 run, Chavan gave this one more air, eased to long on for a single

0.5 Chavan to Bisla, 1 run, flighted delivery on off and spinning away, Bisla makes room outside leg, he is very early on the shot and ends up dragging it towards the onside

0.4 Chavan to Bisla, FOUR, fab shot, Chavan flights on off and gets it to straighten, Bisla bends his knees and sweeps it up and over square leg for a boundary

0.3 Chavan to Bisla, no run, pushed through by Chavan, Bisla steps down the track and defends it off his pads

0.2 Chavan to Bisla, no run, leading edge from Bisla! This was tossed up and drifting onto the pads, Bisla was looking to work it towards the onside, gets a soft edge towards the off-side

0.1 Chavan to Gambhir, 1 run, tossed up and on off, Gambhir shimmies down and whips it wide of mid-wicket for a single

0.1 Chavan to Gambhir, wide, Chavan drifts his first ball well down leg, wide called

Gambhir and Bisla are at the crease. Gambhir is on strike. Chavan will open the attack

Welcome back.. Bisla and Gambhir to open. Gambhir will take first strike..

Well well, despite coming in at number 8, Dravid ends up with the highest strike rate amongst the Rajasthan batsmen. Other than that, it was a good effort from the Kolkata bowlers. Narine, Senanayake and Abdulla kept the scoring rate down and ensured that Watson did not shift into top gear. The star of the batting was undoubtedly Samson who impressed with his clean hitting. 132 is a par score, but Rajasthan's spinners will have to bowl well. Especially against Gambhir who is excellent against spin.

19.6 Kallis to Dravid, 2 runs, full and outside off, squeezed out to long off past a diving Kallis. Binny hurried across for the second, but Dravid was struggling. The throw went to the keeper's end, but it was too wide. Bisla had too much to do and by the time he removed off the bails, Dravid was just in.

Third umpire called for a run-out call. Dravid is the man in question. They were going for the second run. It's very close. Dravid looks to be in. That should be an extra run for Rajasthan.

19.5 Kallis to Dravid, no run, slow and wide outside off, Dravid shuffles across and tries to pull, misses it completely.

19.4 Kallis to Dravid, FOUR, low full toss outside off, Dravid thumps it through the extra cover region, hits it well wide of the sweeper cover fielder.

Rahul Dravid, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.3 Kallis to Owais Shah, out Bowled!! Length delivery on the leg stump, Shah shuffles across and tries to scoop, misses and the ball crashes into the leg stump. Owais Shah b Kallis 24(22) [4s-2]

Kallis to Owais Shah, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

19.2 Kallis to Owais Shah, 2 runs, full and wide outside off, Shah drives it to the left of Deba Das at long off. He slides across and does well to field and sends in a throw. But an overthrow results in an extra run

19.1 Kallis to Owais Shah, no run, low full toss outside off, Shah shuffles across and plays it back to the bowler

19.1 Kallis to Owais Shah, wide, Kallis is not happy with that call. He bowled it wide outside off, but just inside the white line. Shah let it pass and it should have been a dot ball, but called wide by the umpire.

Jacques Kallis [2.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack

18.6 Narine to Owais Shah, 1 run, slow and spinning in from outside off, Shah pulls it with the spin to deep square leg.

18.5 Narine to Binny, 1 run, slow loopy delivery on middle, Binny defends to cover for a single

18.4 Narine to Binny, no run, on the body, Binny tries to swing it to the leg side and misses

18.3 Narine to Binny, no run, tossed up invitingly on middle, spins in and beats Binny as he tries to drive. Bisla collects the ball quickly and takes off the bails, but Binny was back in

Good work from Bisla

18.2 Narine to Owais Shah, 1 run, full and spinning away from outside off, Shah has shuffled across and flicks to deep midwicket

18.1 Narine to Binny, 1 run, slow and on off stump, Binny defends off the front foot to cover for a single

17.6 Bhatia to Binny, 1 run, full and slow on the pads, flicked to deep midwicket.

17.5 Bhatia to Owais Shah, 1 run, low full toss on middle, driven to long on.

Stuart Binny, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Still no Dravid.

17.4 Bhatia to Samson, out Caught by Kallis at long on!! So the Samson drop catch does not cost Kolkata that much. Slow and short outside off, Samson comes down the track and pulls it high in the air towards long on. There was no pace on the ball and it went off the bottom of the bat, easy catch for Kallis at long on. Samson c Kallis b Bhatia 40(36) [4s-1 6s-2]

17.2 Bhatia to Samson, 1 run, intelligently bowled by Bhatia. Sees Samson run down the track and bowls the slower ball really wide outside off, Samson reaches out and plays to long off

17.1 Bhatia to Samson, no run, good length delivery outside off, Samson looks to go across the line and gets an inside edge onto the pads

16.6 Narine to Owais Shah, no run, flighted up outside off, a touch slower, Shah guides it to Gambhir at backward point

16.5 Narine to Owais Shah, no run, seam up quick delivery outside off, Shah waits for the cut, but plays it to cover

16.4 Narine to Owais Shah, FOUR, Narine comes from around the wicket and bowls it short outside off, cuts behind point, has placed it perfectly.

16.3 Narine to Samson, 1 run, punched off the backfoot to long off

16.2 Narine to Owais Shah, 1 run, on the pads, flicked to deep midwicket for a single

16.1 Narine to Samson, 1 run, floated up on middle and spinning away, Samson pulls and gets a top edge. It was a dolly, drops down in front of the stumps at where a short cover would have been. Bisla gets under it and drops an easy catch. His fingers were pointing upwards. Wonder what that was about.

Bisla has dropped a sitter.

15.6 Bhatia to Samson, 1 run, low full toss outside off, drilled down to long off again. Another quiet good over from Bhatia.

15.5 Bhatia to Owais Shah, 1 run, slow length delivery outside off, Shah has no pace to work with, can only push down the ground.

15.4 Bhatia to Samson, 1 run, slow leg-cutter on middle stump, Samson drives to long on

15.3 Bhatia to Owais Shah, 1 run, good bowling this, full on off stump, no width, Shah punches to long off

15.2 Bhatia to Samson, 1 run, this was the leg-cutter outside off, punched to long off

15.1 Bhatia to Owais Shah, 1 run, slower ball on middle and leg, driven to long off

Time-out

14.6 Narine to Owais Shah, 1 run, nice shot from Shah, times the cut off this away spinning delivery through the extra cover region. Straight to sweeper cover though.

14.5 Narine to Samson, 1 run, finally the off-break, turns in from off stump, Samson reads it well and flicks to midwicket. Narine runs across himself.

14.4 Narine to Owais Shah, 1 run, Owais Shah is standing on off stump, this one spins away from off stump, turned to long on

14.3 Narine to Samson, 1 run, this one is bowled on the leg stump, pushed to long on for a single

14.2 Narine to Samson, no run, bowls another seam up delivery on the leg stump, Samson was looking to turn it to the leg side, gets the outisde edge to the off side

14.1 Narine to Owais Shah, 1 run, length delivery on middle and off stump, Shah jumps across and flicks to deep midwicket

12.6 Senanayake to Samson, SIX, this is a great hit, too straight and just outside off, Samson gets down and smashes it over the deep midwicket fence for a big six. Into the crowd.

12.5 Senanayake to Samson, no run, too full outside off, Samson digs it out to cover

12.4 Senanayake to Samson, no run, flighted up outside off, Samson gets back and pushes to cover

12.3 Senanayake to Owais Shah, 1 run, tossed up on the pads, flicked in front of square for a single

Owais Shah, right handed bat, comes to the crease

12.2 Senanayake to Dishant Yagnik, out Bowled!! 2nd wicket for Senanayake. Short and turning away, Yagnik tries to cut, but chops it back onto the middle stump. The shot was on, but the ball just didn't bounce up that much. Time for Dravid to come in?Dishant Yagnik b Senanayake 10(6) [4s-2]

Senanayake to Dishant Yagnik, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

12.1 Senanayake to Dishant Yagnik, FOUR, nice shot, 2nd boundary for him. Just a bit short outside off, Yagnik plays the late cut which runs to the third man fence.

11.4 Bhatia to Dishant Yagnik, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, pulled off the backfoot to deep midwicket

11.3 Bhatia to Dishant Yagnik, no run, rolls his fingers on this one as well, Yagnik tries to flick this from outside off, misses.

11.2 Bhatia to Samson, 1 run, slower delivery outside off, Samson waits for it and drives to long on

11.1 Bhatia to Samson, no run, good length delivery on off stump, pushed off the backfoot to cover

Rajat Bhatia, comes into the attack

10.6 Narine to Dishant Yagnik, FOUR, Yagnik announces his arrival in style. Flighted up outside off and turning away, Yagnik opens the face and guides it through point, speeds off the outfield to the fence.

Dishant Yagnik, left handed bat, comes to the crease

10.5 Narine to Shane Watson, out Lbw!! Watson had no clue about what Narine was bowling. This one was just back of a length and on middle and leg, turned like the leg break and hit Watson in front of middle as he missed the pull. Plumb again, this time the umpire raises the finger. Shane Watson lbw b Narine 35(35) [4s-4]

Narine to Shane Watson, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

10.4 Narine to Shane Watson, no run, Watson has no clue about that. Flighted up just outside off, turns in, Watson defends and gets an insisde edge onto the pads.

10.3 Narine to Shane Watson, no run, short and on off stump, plays a backfoot defence.

10.2 Narine to Shane Watson, no run, loud shout for an LBW. It was the carrom ball, hit in front of middle and leg as Watson missed the sweep. The umpire is unmoved. That was plumb. Watson is lucky.

10.1 Narine to Shane Watson, no run, flat and short on middle, Watson tries to flick and gets a leading edge to cover

Sunil Narine, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

9.6 Kallis to Samson, 2 runs, very well hit, in the slot outside off, Samson smacks it across the line, hits Watson's thigh pad and rolls to long on. Easy couple.

9.6 Kallis to Shane Watson, no ball, 1 run, full toss above waist height on off stump, pulled to deep midwicket for a single. Replays show it was a marginal call.

9.5 Kallis to Samson, 1 run, length delivery on off stump, Samson does not get hold of it and mistimes the loft to long on.

9.4 Kallis to Shane Watson, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length on the leg stump, Shane Watson misses the pull and goes off the thigh pad to square leg

9.3 Kallis to Samson, 1 run, brave shot from Samson, back of a length outside off, he makes room and slices it over the point region. Went on the bounce to the sweeper cover fielder

9.2 Kallis to Shane Watson, 1 run, too full outside off, Watson reaches out and drives it straight to the stumps at the non-striker end. Goes through the stumps to long on for a single

9.1 Kallis to Samson, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off stump, Samson drives to long off

Time-out.

8.6 Iqbal Abdulla to Samson, 1 run, on the pads, flicked to deep midwicket for a single

8.5 Iqbal Abdulla to Shane Watson, 1 run, Shane Watson was keying up to play the slog, but Iqbal Abdulla bowled it too wide outside off, Watson reaches out and punches to deep extra cover

8.4 Iqbal Abdulla to Shane Watson, FOUR, down the leg side, Watson gets down to sweep and gets an under edge which runs down to the fine leg fence. Abdulla has begun to leak runs.

8.3 Iqbal Abdulla to Shane Watson, 2 runs, tossed up on the leg stump, flicked to deep midwicket in between the 2 fielders in the deep. Comes back for an easy two

8.2 Iqbal Abdulla to Samson, 1 run, flighted up on the pads, flicked to deep midwicket for a single

8.1 Iqbal Abdulla to Samson, SIX, that was a typical Watson shot, but played by Samson. Too short on middle, Samson just went back and pulled it into the stands behind deep midwicket. What power.

7.6 Kallis to Shane Watson, no run, slow off-cutter on off stump, defended back to the bowler.

7.5 Kallis to Shane Watson, no run, closer to the off stump, solidly defended to cover

7.4 Kallis to Shane Watson, 2 runs, good length delivery seaming away from outside off, driven off the front foot to deep extra cover. Narine runs across from sweeper cover and stops it with his leg. Dangerous, but this time he has managed to save two

7.3 Kallis to Samson, 1 run, off-cutter on off stump, Samson pushes it to backward point and runs across for a quick single

7.2 Kallis to Samson, FOUR, that's a lovely shot. Length delivery outside off, Samson drives it on the up through the cover region, no chance for the fielder at sweeper cover.

Gambhir has sneaked in 2 quiet overs from Abdulla.

7.1 Kallis to Shane Watson, 1 run, good length delivery on middle, Watson clips it to midwicket for a quickly run single.

Jacques Kallis, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

6.6 Iqbal Abdulla to Samson, no run, flighted up outside off, Samson pushes off the front foot to cover.

6.5 Iqbal Abdulla to Shane Watson, 1 run, short on middle, Watson gets across and mistimes the pull to deep square leg

6.4 Iqbal Abdulla to Samson, 1 run, tossed up on off stump, driven to long off.

6.3 Iqbal Abdulla to Shane Watson, 1 run, on the pads, dabbed to the vacant midwicket region for another single

6.2 Iqbal Abdulla to Samson, 1 run, floated up on middle, flicked off the backfoot through midwicket

6.1 Iqbal Abdulla to Shane Watson, 1 run, flat and short on leg stump, Watson gets back and pulls to long on for a single.

5.6 Senanayake to Shane Watson, 1 run, yorker length delivery on off stump, squeezed out to mid off for another easy single.

4.5 Iqbal Abdulla to Samson, no run, floated up on middle, pushed back to the bowler

Samson was a part of Kolkata in the early seasons.

4.4 Iqbal Abdulla to Samson, no run, flat and outside off, stops on Samson as he pushes it back to the bowler.

Sanju Samson, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Slip in place

4.3 Iqbal Abdulla to Faulkner, out Caught by Gambhir!! This was always on the cards. Floated up outside off, turning away, Faulkner's bat turned in his hands as he played the square drive. It went uppishly and straight to point. Easy catch for Gambhir. Faulkner c Gambhir b Iqbal Abdulla 1(4)

Iqbal Abdulla to Faulkner, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

4.2 Iqbal Abdulla to Shane Watson, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, Watson leans out and drives to long off.

4.1 Iqbal Abdulla to Shane Watson, no run, floated up on off stump, Watson drives it back to the bowler

Iqbal Abdulla, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

3.6 Senanayake to Shane Watson, 1 run, flat and outside off, Watson guides it to short third man.

3.5 Senanayake to Shane Watson, FOUR, too short and Watson capitalises. Too wide outside off, Watson goes back and pulls it fiercely in between deep midwicket and long on.

3.4 Senanayake to Faulkner, 1 run, too full on off stump, driven down to long on.

3.3 Senanayake to Faulkner, no run, tossed up on middle, a bit faster, flicked to midwicket

3.2 Senanayake to Faulkner, no run, flat and short outside off, Faulkner punches off the backfoot to the bowler

James Faulkner, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Ohh well. Faulkner has come out to bat.

3.1 Senanayake to Rahane, out Stumped!! Poor shot from Rahane. Loopy delivery on middle, Rahane comes down the track and swings wildly at that, he is beaten in the flight and misses completely. Easy stumping for Bisla. Rahane st Bisla b Senanayake 6(10) [4s-1]

Senanayake to Rahane, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!

2.6 Narwal to Shane Watson, FOUR, there was a man placed at deep square leg, but it was hit well wide of him. Length delivery on middle, Watson picks it up pretty well, one bounce and over the rope at deep midwicket.

2.5 Narwal to Shane Watson, FOUR, too full outside off, Watson reaches out and plays a clean cover drive over the infield. Needless to say that was hit with a lot of power.

2.5 Narwal to Shane Watson, wide, short and down the leg side again, Watson tries to pull it out of the park and misses.

2.5 Narwal to Shane Watson, wide, attempts the slower ball and bowls it well wide down the leg side.

2.4 Narwal to Shane Watson, no run, on the pads, Watson was keying up for the big hit, plays it straight to Narine at short fine leg.

2.3 Narwal to Rahane, 1 run, walks down the track to a delivery pitched outside off and pushes to mid on. Rahane called for the single early, Watson was slow to react, but made it in time. The throw from Yusuf was wide as well

2.2 Narwal to Shane Watson, 1 run, back of a length delivery on middle, punched to mid on for an easy single

2.1 Narwal to Shane Watson, no run, too short and wide outside off, Watson thrashes off the backfoot, but straight to point. Narwal must consider himself as lucky.

1.6 Senanayake to Shane Watson, 1 run, floated up invitingly on middle, Watson gets down and smashes it to deep midwicket. The fielder is placed just for that, only a single.

1.5 Senanayake to Rahane, 1 run, tossed up on middle, Rahane comes down the track and drags it to wide long on, just a single.

1.4 Senanayake to Rahane, no run, drifts into middle stump from off stump, flicked to midwicket

1.3 Senanayake to Rahane, no run, flighted up outside off, Rahane defends off the front foot

Tweet by @rgcricket: At 42 years 86 days Brad Hogg is the oldest to play in Indian T20 League. Shane Warne who played his last game at 41 years 249 days held the previous record

Spinners for the game. Kolkata: Narine, Senanayake and the left arm spinner who is likely to be Iqbal Abdulla. Rajasthan: Hogg and Chavan

Rajasthan have won the toss and elected to bat

Rahul Dravid: We would like to keep the momentum going. We want to keep playing good cricket. We have played really well at home. Away we have not been as consistent as we would want to. We are not looking at the points table. It is tight and there are a lot of teams in that cluster. We would like to bat first. We shall play horses for courses. We have picked Brad Hogg and Ankeet Chavan for this game.

Gambhir: I think playing in front of your home crowd is a special feeling. Looks a pretty typical Kolkata wicket. I would have liked to bat first as well. A Left arm spinner comes in place of Balaji and Senanayake comes in for Lee.

Hello and welcome to match 47 of the Indian T20 League between hosts Kolkata and Rajasthan. Gautam Gambhir's men can ill afford to be complacent. It is almost a must win situation for them every game from here on. Rajasthan on the other hand are sitting pretty at third place in the table. 2 points here will take them closer to an assured play-off spot. It is very interesting to see what the captain winning the toss will do. It's all unfolding your way shortly. Stay tuned...

Preview

Rajasthan were easily the better team when they played Kolkata a few weeks ago in Jaipur and have remained that as the two teams clash again, this time at the iconic Eden Gardens. It will be a match-up of two of the best all-rounders in modern-day cricket (Kallis vs Watson) and it would be fair to say that whichever has the better day, will end up on the winning side.

Kolkata

Team News Who would have expected the defending champions to be in such a positions. With just six points from 10 games, Kolkata are well on their way out of the tournament unless a miracle serves the City of Joy. But then Gautam Gambhir's men have hardly played like title holders. Sunil Narine's individual brilliance has done little to lift the side and despite some sterling performances by Jacques Kallis, Kolkata have failed to catch up with any momentum. Gambhir has been too angry on the field and now he is beginning to look funny with his exaggerated display of frustration. The captain's own form has taken a plunge after a promising start and add to that a terrible middle-order show and you know why the team finds itself in such dire straits. Coach Trevor Bayliss slammed his batsmen after an abject surrender to Delhi and he would be hoping for a far more improved show against Rajasthan at the Eden Gardens.

Team form: Lost to Delhi by seven wickets.

In-form player: Sunil Narine gave away only 14 runs off his four overs but returned no wickets. Delhi's batsmen were in no mood to take any risks against the West Indian and since they were not chasing too many, that did not hurt. Narine would need his batsmen to score more runs if he has to pose a threat.

Hit: Unfortunately for Kolkata, no other player has stood up as many times as Narine in this tournament. He is still a serious contender for the Purple Cap and remains their best cricketer on display.

Rajasthan

Team News Not many would have given Rajasthan much of a chance when the sixth edition got underway but not for the first time has this team proven their detractors wrong. Rahul Dravid has been an exemplary leader and even though he might not have been dynamic with the bat, 'The Wall' has done better than some of the other Indian legends. Comfortably placed at third, Rajasthan are within touching distance of a play-offs berth.

Team form: Defeated Bangalore by four wickets

In-form player: Maybe it had something to do with relinquishing the Australian vice-captaincy or maybe it does not, but Shane Watson's form graph has headed for the sky since he made the announcement. From a breathtaking century against Chennai to almost another one in the next game to a solid 41 against Bangalore, Watson has been superb. What's more, the Aussie has been shining with the ball too. The last time Watto got up to his tricks in the Indian T20 League, Rajasthan won the title; who is willing to write them off this year?

Hit: Put this down to Dravid's faith in young talent. The skipper promoted a rookie 18-year-old up the order against Bangalore and Sanju Samson took the chance with both hands as he sent Virat Kohli's boys on a leather hunt, smashing 63 to help shape Rajasthan's victory. He will be the kid to watch out for in the next few weeks.

Miss: Ajinkya Rahane had started the tournament with a bang and was on course to put a disappointing Test debut behind him but has suffered a slum in form over the last four innings with scores of 14, 16, 1 and 2. Rajasthan would hope for him to regain some form before the business-end of the tournament.

Quotes: "Shane Watson is one sportsman who truly embodies the daring spirit and has the ability to execute his skills under pressure cooker situations": Rahul Dravid, skipper, Rajasthan

CB Pick: Kolkata would be a determined lot no doubt and would be eager to impress their home crowd but Rajasthan are on a roll. Rahul Dravid might just show Gautam Gambhir who is the better captain after all.